From wealthmanagement.com
Added on October 2014 in M&A Issues
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Summary: It’s a seller’s market when it comes to the merger and acquisition activity around advisory practices. For every 10-15 deals an advisor looks at, one may turn serious, Paul Lally, president of Gladstone Associates, told attendees of FSI Advisor Summit on Monday.
From Financial Advisor Magazine
Added on October 2014 in M&A Issues
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Summary: Succession-driven deal volume among advisory firms will have to pick up, but right now there’s a puzzling lack of activity, said Echelon Partners founder Dan Seivert at the firm’s Deals and Deal Makers Summit in Santa Monica, Calif. on Thursday.
From Think Advisor
Added on September 2014 in M&A Issues
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Summary: Lucia Capital Group, led by former LPL Financial (LPLA) executive Derek Bruton, says it has inked its first acquisition.On Wednesday, the San Diego-based wealth management firm said it had signed a deal to buy the managed equity and fixed income accounts of West Coast Asset Management, an independent RIA in Santa Barbara, Calif., with some $170 million in client assets that uses Charles Schwab (SCHW) as its custodian
From Financial Advisor Magazine
Added on September 2014 in M&A Issues
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Summary: A couple of years ago, the principals of two high-profile financial advisory firms, one from Virginia, one from Chicagoland, were looking across a desk at one another pondering a merger of their firms when they came to a moment that almost crashed the whole thing.
From Financial Planning
Added on September 2014 in M&A Issues
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Summary: Finding the right "fit," is the single most important factor in successfully buying or selling a financial planning practice, says a consultant who works with planners looking for a deal.
